Father can be an enemy to the country

"Oh..." After hearing what the third child said, Zhu Xi patted his head and said, "Oh, why did I forget about this?"

"You just want to avoid working in the fields!" Zhu Di was not that easy to fool, and pointed out Zhu's little thoughts on the spot.

"No, you have to go to the fields together. When the farming is slack, let's go investigate together!"

Oh, we will do the hard work, and you, the third one, will do the publicity work? Our fourth child is not that stupid.

"Then what should we do if the farm work is not finished?" Zhu said with a look of displeasure: "Father's errands will not be delayed?"

"What's the errand? What are you investigating?" Seeing that the third and fourth children were about to quarrel again, the sixth child quickly asked.

"Nothing, this is your secret!" Zhu Yi waved his hand.

"Don't look at people through the cracks in the door. The sixth brother is smarter than you." Zhu Di immediately put his arms around Zhu Zhen's neck and said with a smile: "If he doesn't tell you, fourth brother will tell you."

"Did I say I won't tell the sixth child?" Zhu changed his face very quickly. He immediately sat on the other side of Zhu Zhen and said with a smile: "As long as the sixth brother wants to know, it is your secret, and the third brother will tell you everything."

"Anyone of you can say it." Zhu Zhen nodded, he already knew how to deal with them.

The third and fourth sons told the sixth son the father's will with just one word from you and one from me.

"That is to say, my father asked you to investigate whether the number of acres registered on the household sticker is significantly different from the actual number of acres per household?" Zhu Zhen concluded after listening.

"Yep."

"Then we need to pay close attention to the local area to see if there are any illegal things that cannot be heard by Datian." Zhu Zhen continued: "The focus should be on Xungui's family."

"No, you didn't say the focus was on them, right?" The second child scratched his cheek.

"The Liao Yongzhong case has just ended, and everyone in Beijing said that this was the emperor killing the chicken to scare the monkeys. What kind of monkeys were they?" The third child said solemnly: "Of course he is the founding prince!"

"Yes." Zhu Zhen nodded and said: "Most of the founding princes were from Fengyang. My father also built mansions for marquis and above in Zhongdu City. If there is really something illegal in Fengyang that cannot be reached, 90% of it will be done. Jiu has nothing to do with their family."

"Good guy, Sixth Brother!" Zhu couldn't help but look at Zhu Zhen with admiration. "I didn't expect you to be so much smarter by being one year older!"

"Shall I tell you?" Zhu Di patted his belly proudly and said, "Lao Liu has a lot of things in his belly."

Zhu Zhen smiled. It seemed that it would be difficult to act cute in front of his fourth brother in the future.

Speaking of this, Zhu's little plan was ruined.

In the end, the brothers unanimously decided to do farm work together first and then go out to investigate during the slack time.

Zhu Gang was about to announce the end of the meeting, and Lao Wu, who had been quiet all this time, suddenly said: "I just made some calculations. If we follow the way we eat this meal, we will be without food in three months at most."

Obviously, he listened to Tang Jia Zhang's advice.

"Then how do you think we can last until the autumn harvest?"

"Three meals a day are reduced to two meals per day. I have porridge in the morning and dry food in the afternoon." Zhu Ju is indeed a living material, and he got into the mood so quickly. "I'll be able to grow some vegetables by myself, maybe."

"Is it so miserable..." The brothers were all dumbfounded.

~~

In this way, the five royal highnesses began a rural life that they will never forget...

Every morning, the hard-working Lao Wu gets up early, sweeps the courtyard, and then boils water and cooks for his brothers.

Breakfast is usually wild vegetable porridge with shepherd's purse or water celery, served with pickles made from various wild vegetables.

Speaking of which, the resettlement work in Linhuai County is really meticulous. Zhu Ru actually found a bag of salt among the supplies distributed! This made the brothers sigh with admiration. The magistrate of Linhuai County has really implemented his father's will. He must recommend him in the future!

As for wild vegetables, Lao Wu is familiar with "Compendium of Materia Medica" and knows all kinds of plants. If he walks in the wild, he can easily find several edible wild vegetables.

Zhu Zhen couldn't sleep in, because after a night of ruminating, the buffalo was so hungry that it mooed in the yard when it heard any movement.

All he has to do now is to take good care of this cow, and he will have to rely on its efforts for the next spring plowing.

Rubbing his sleepy eyes, he got up, put on increasingly dirty clothes, and put on his cotton shoes whose original color could no longer be seen. Zhu Zhen went to the courtyard and fed some hay to the big buffalo.

The first is to satisfy its hunger first, and the second is to prevent it from eating too much dew grass later, which may cause diarrhea and bloating.

These are all valuable experiences taught by Tang Jiazhang. Zhu Zhen knew it but didn't know why. Anyway, he did what others said.

After washing up casually, he came to the kitchen, and his fifth brother served him a large bowl of wild vegetable porridge.

The bowls, chopsticks, and spoons they used were all wooden utensils made by Fourth Brother. Although they didn't look good, they were not easy to use.

But as soon as he thought that it was made by the future Emperor Yongle himself, Zhu Zhen felt that it was great to use.

After eating the salted ear root and eating the porridge bowl until it was clear, Zhu Zhen was ready to herd the cows.

He first put a rope on the big buffalo and put on a bamboo cage mouth to prevent it from nibbling the neighbor's vegetables on the way.

After saying hello to his brothers, His Highness the King of Chu took the cow and headed out of the village.

At first, he led the cows, but later he saw other cowherd boys riding on the backs of the cows, and it was very comfortable to move around. He was very envious and wanted to ride a bull.

But the big buffalo has eyes like copper bells, nostrils for breathing, and a pair of thick and bright horns. It looks very fierce like the Bull Demon King. It is said that the son of a rich man cannot sit down in the palace, so His Highness the King of Chu decided to build a good relationship with Lao Niu first before riding him.

When they reached the sunny slope of the river two miles away, Zhu Zhen untied the cattle rope and cage mouth, allowing the big buffalo to move freely.

He found that cows generally do not run around. They always like to graze on sunny slopes, and will not graze on shady grass no matter how lush it is. Seven or eight cows gathered together, going back and forth to eat around the large piece of grass.

There is no need to worry about cattle fighting, because his big buffalo is the biggest among the cattle. It can only bully other cattle, and no other cattle can bully it.

But this does not mean that he can be lazy. Zhu Zhen has to hold a small shovel and a bamboo basket, digging for wild vegetables and herbs everywhere.

Spring is the season when everything comes alive and full of vitality, and various wild vegetables sprout in the fields. As long as people are not lazy, they can feed the whole family.

The fifth brother asked him to pick the herbs, and then dried them and prepared them. If the brothers had headaches, fever and diarrhea, the fifth brother could handle them.

You can also take unused herbs to Jishang and exchange them for daily necessities.

Zhu Zhen worked very hard, and within a few days he completed the transformation from a prince who only had food to eat to a cowherd boy in the countryside. On the one hand, he has only been a prince for a few months, so it is not that difficult to switch from extravagance to frugality.

Secondly, hunger is the best driving force. There was literal hunger here, and now he could only eat two meals a day, and only one dry meal. And not to mention the fishy smell, even the oily flowers are not visible.

He felt hungry every day, and everything he could eat was full of temptations. If it weren't for the fact that killing a farm cow would result in being sent to the government for punishment, he would have already suggested to his brothers to kill the big buffalo and eat its meat.

This strong sense of hunger drives Zhu Zhen to keep looking for food...

Thirdly, his brothers worked too hard. Each one was better at curling than the other, and he was too embarrassed to be lazy when curling up.

Not to mention the virtuous fifth brother, he cooks two meals a day, cleans the house and outside, and also goes to the neighbors to see doctors and make some household income. The reputation in Jinqiaokan has exploded.

The second, third and fourth brothers are also good.

The second brother is extremely strong, hard-working, and makes this job easy and enjoyable. In fact, as long as he is not allowed to use his brain, he is always relaxed; as long as he is not allowed to study, he is always happy.

And Zhu Xi seemed to have found his own value in the fields. He continued to demonstrate his immense strength, enjoying the exclamations of the villagers such as "What a beast" and "The reincarnation of a black bear spirit", as well as the coveted looks of young ladies and young wives.

The third brother and the fourth brother are always competing, trying to outdo each other. Today you plow an acre of land, and tomorrow I have to plow an acre and a half. It doesn’t matter whether you are tired or not, the key is to win!

Zhu Zhen looked at his three brothers sweating in the fields and felt that his father's decision made sense. In the future, the three brothers will be able to fight in the fortress and advance thousands of miles in the windy Mobei. I'm afraid they will really have the merit of straining their bones and starving their bodies today.

But I don’t have to go out to fight, so why do I have to suffer this fate? Woohoo...

ps. Chapter 9, additional updates after 3500 orders.